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27/08/2026

It’s the law: When you’re turning right, you must move as far as you legally can to your right before you turn.

This rule keeps travel efficient for all of us. It means, as much as possible, people waiting to turn right don’t hold up people behind them.

For example, if you’re making a right turn on a road with a centreline, move close to the centreline and turn when it’s safe. If you’re at the bottom of a T-intersection and waiting to turn, position yourself to the right rather than in the middle of the lane.

On many roads, positioning yourself to the right such as in these examples will leave space to your left so people can continue without waiting for you to turn.

To state the obvious, moving as far as you legally can to your right means you shouldn’t ever go over a road’s centreline.

You should also avoid positioning yourself exactly on the centreline, which isn’t safe. This rule is about being considerate of others around you – so move as far as you can to the right while being safe.

You should begin moving to the right as you approach the point where you want to turn. So: Signal, slow down, move to the right, and turn when it’s safe.

26/08/2026

Community, we need your help please.
The Hornby Community Patrol is proud to serve not only Hornby, but the wider surrounding areas — keeping our neighbourhoods safe, supported, and connected.

Right now, you can help us continue this work simply by dropping your orange Z Energy tokens into our box at Z Hornby. Every token contributes to a share of funding that goes directly toward supporting our patrollers and keeping the Patrol running strong.

Your small action makes a big difference for our volunteers and our community. We have until the 14th Septembert to keep topping our box up.

25/08/2026

It’s the law: You must signal left before you exit a roundabout. That includes when you're going straight through.

We’ve been talking about how important signalling is in winter when visibility is reduced in bad weather, and this applies just as much at roundabouts. People need to understand what you’re doing – especially when it’s dark and raining.

"But why?" some people ask. Here's why:

Signalling left as you're exiting shows people your intentions and helps keep everyone moving efficiently.

For example, if you're travelling straight through a roundabout, signalling left before you exit shows people waiting in front of you that it's safe for them to enter the roundabout.

It’s not okay to not signal at all – no one knows what you’re up to.

It’s not okay to signal right as you’re exiting – it’s incorrect, and you’re saying you’re continuing around the roundabout when actually you aren’t.

You’ll notice there’s no minimum time you have to signal for because some roundabouts are small, but always do your best to signal so everyone else knows the direction you’re travelling.

Let's recap:

• If you’re taking the first exit: signal left.
• If you’re going straight through and it’s not the first exit: signal left as you pass the exit before the one you’re taking.
• If you’re going more than halfway around the roundabout: signal right, then signal left as you pass the exit before the one you’re taking.

When the weather is bad, always check our pages to see if state highways are affected before you travel. Follow us if you aren’t already. You can find more information in this post: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19b8HwtYYR/

23/08/2026

It’s the law: You must let people pass you if you’re travelling slowly and holding people up.

There's no minimum speed on our roads, but you need to be considerate of people travelling behind you. This applies no matter what type of road you’re on.

This is especially important in winter as visibility is reduced in bad weather. We should all be decreasing our speed and increasing our following distances in bad weather. If you’re travelling significantly more slowly than people around you, and you see people waiting behind you, pull over to let them pass.

Regardless of if people in front of you are travelling slowly, it’s never acceptable to tailgate. Tailgating is illegal.

Driving safely at all times is the golden rule. It's your responsibility. That’s not only following distances – that’s passing too. To safely pass someone you need at least 100 metres of clear road the entire time you’re passing – not just before you start passing. You can see the law on that here: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1GZmZjggCF/

Adjust your speed to suit the winter conditions: Slow down, and stay safe by keeping left.

When the weather is bad, always check our pages to see if state highways are affected before you travel. Follow us if you aren’t already. You can find more information in this post: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19b8HwtYYR/

20/08/2026

It’s the law: If there’s a vehicle with a flashing green light behind you, you must pull over to let them pass you.

Doctors, nurses, or midwives on urgent business can use a flashing green light to help them get to their destination more quickly. You need to safely make way for them – in most cases this'll mean you letting them through by signalling, pulling over, and stopping.

Here’s what to do if it’s not safe to stop: Slow down, make way as best you can, and continue until it’s safe to stop – such as on a wider piece of road, or a break in traffic.

To state the obvious, don’t stop where it isn’t safe – such as on a footpath, or in the middle of an intersection.

This rule only allows doctors, nurses, or midwives to require people on the road to make way for them. They’re not allowed to do things emergency vehicle drivers are, such as exceed the speed limit or travel through red lights.

In other words, don’t expect vehicles with a flashing green light to zoom by you – and don’t be surprised if you see them waiting at a red light like everyone else – because this rule is just about removing traffic as a barrier to them getting to the urgent thing requiring their attention.

Just as with ambulances, Police, and Fire and Emergency vehicles, making way could make the difference in responding to callouts. Do it safely, as quickly as you can.

04/08/2026

16/07/2026

It’s the law: When you pass someone you must pass them safely.

This is especially important in winter. In bad weather, consider if conditions are safe enough for you to make a pass. Visibility is reduced in bad weather, roads may be slippery, and you should be adjusting your speed to suit the conditions.

This all includes safely moving back in front of the person you’ve passed.

To safely pass someone you need at least 100 metres of clear road the entire time you’re passing – not just before you start passing.

For example, you shouldn’t start a pass if there’s a bend in the road a short while ahead because, even if you have at least 100 metres of visibility before you start passing, you might not have at least 100 metres of visibility before you finish passing.

You must signal for at least 3 seconds before passing, and before moving back in front of the person you're passing. Check your blind spot both before passing and before moving back in front.

You must move safely when you move back in front of the person you’ve passed – that means not cutting them off, and making sure you aren't putting them in a position where they’re suddenly tailgating you when you move in front of them. Make sure you leave at least a 2-second gap to them before you move in front of them, and a larger gap in bad weather.

When the weather is bad, always check our pages to see if state highways are affected before you travel. Follow us if you aren’t already. You can find more information in this post: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CmQR6EXxn/

10/07/2026

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We’re making changes to the warrant of fitness system. On 1 November 2026, these things will change:

• people who buy a new car will need to get their next WoF when the car is 4 years old (it’s currently when the car is 3 years old)
• people with cars between 4–14 years old* will need a WoF every 2 years (it’s currently yearly)
• people with motorcycles registered before 1 January 2000 will need a WoF every year (it’s currently every 6 months).

For a long time we’ve had very frequent vehicle inspections compared to countries overseas. Modern vehicles are significantly safer and more reliable. It’s safer to have less frequent inspections, and this’ll save you time and money.

Cars over 14 years old, and motorcycles registered before 1 January 2000, will move to an annual WoF (up from every 6 months for some vehicles).

If your car has Automatic Emergency Braking or Lane Keep Assist, WoF inspections will now check for warning lights (or malfunction indicators) for these systems.

It’s still your responsibility to maintain your vehicle to the WoF standard between inspections. To reinforce this we’re increasing fines if your vehicle isn’t compliant. From 1 November:

• If you’re driving a vehicle with a WoF that’s expired by more than 2 months, you may be fined $350 (up from $200).
• If you’re driving a vehicle with a wheel or tyre that wouldn’t pass an inspection, you may be fined $350 (up from $150) and up to $1000 (the maximum court-ordered fine).

We’ve made these change following us consulting you for feedback about this towards the end of 2025. Thanks to everyone who shared their feedback with us – we received over 5000 formal submissions, and overall people supported these changes.

Our website has more information about the changes, including a summary and analysis of your feedback to us about these changes: https://www.nzta.govt.nz/changes-to-light-vehicle-inspections

* We’ll be introducing the change for cars between 4–14 years old in phases. From 1 November 2026, cars first registered on or after 1 November 2019 become eligible for WoFs every 2 years. From 1 November 2027, cars first registered from 1 November 2013 to 31 October 2019 become eligible.